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Joy Hawkins, MD, Anesthesiology, Aurora, CO

JoyHawkinsMD

Anesthesiology Aurora, CO

Obstetrical Anesthesiology

Director of OB Anesthesia Professor of Anesthesiology University of Colorado School of Medicine

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  • Office

    13123 E 16th Ave
    Aurora, CO 80045
    Phone+1 720-848-0000
    Fax+1 303-724-1761

Education & Training

  • University Of Texas Health Science Center
    University Of Texas Health Science CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 1985
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Anesthesiology, 1982 - 1984
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Obstetric Anesthesiology, 1984
  • St. Joseph Medical Center
    St. Joseph Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1981 - 1982
  • Texas A&M; Health Science Center College of Medicine
    Texas A&M; Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1981
  • Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M UniversityB.S, 1974 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 1991 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1981 - 2024
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Outstanding Faculty in Obstetrical Anesthesia
  • Top Teacher Award, Department of Anesthesiology
  • Resident Mentor Award
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Anesthetic deaths during obstetric delivery in the United States, 1979-1990.  
    Hawkins JL, Koonin LM, Palmer SK, Gibbs CP, Atrash H, Anesthesiology
  • A patient with severe peripartum cardiomyopathy and persistent ventricular fibrillation supported by a biventricular assist device.  
    Colombo J, Lawal AH, Bhandari A, Hawkins JL, Atlee JL, J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
  • Maternal mortality in the United States: Where are we going and how will we get there?  
    Hawkins JL, Birnbach DJ, Anesth Analg
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Update on U.S. obstetric anesthesia practices.
    Hawkins JL, Beaty BR, Gibbs CP, Anesthesiology
  • Practice guidelines for obstetric anesthesia, an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists task force on obstetric anesthesia.
    Task Force on Obstetric Anesthesia, Hawkins JL, Anesthesiology
  • What's new in obstetric anesthesia?
    Hawkins JL, Current Obstetric Medicine
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Lectures

  • New Horizons in Anesthesiology 
    Emory University School of Medicine, Steamboat Springs, Colorado - 2/16/2013
  • 2012 CSA Spring California Anesthesia Seminar 
    California Society of Anesthesiologists, Dana Point, California - 4/19/2012
  • Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP). 
    Puerto Rico
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Press Mentions

  • Using Marijuana and Having Surgery? Tell Your Anesthesiologist
    Using Marijuana and Having Surgery? Tell Your AnesthesiologistAugust 9th, 2019
  • If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs to Know
    If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs to KnowAugust 2nd, 2019
  • SOAP Presents the 2016 Sol Shnider, M.D Obstetric Anesthesia Meeting
    SOAP Presents the 2016 Sol Shnider, M.D Obstetric Anesthesia MeetingMarch 10th, 2013
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Committees

  • Task Force Chair, American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Standards and Practice Parameters 2016 - Present